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there must be a way. surely there must be a way that we have not yet thought of. who put this brain inside of me? it cries it demands it says that there is a chance. it will not say no.
Charles Bukowski
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Charles Bukowski
Age: 73 †
Born: 1920
Born: August 16
Died: 1994
Died: March 9
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All a guy needed was a chance. Somebody was alway controlling who got a chance and who didn't.
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But my whole life has been a matter of fighting for one simple hour to do what I want to do. There was always something getting in the way of my getting to myself.
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How are his poems? He's not as good as he thinks he is, but then most of us feel that way.
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It’s hard to drink when you dance. And it’s hard to dance when you drink.
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